Orbe

Also known as Orbe VD

Orbe (; ; older , ; ) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the former district of Orbe and is now part of the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Orbe
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.image_photo: Orbe VD.JPG
Swiss town.image_caption: Orbe town
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Orbe COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Orbe Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Vaud
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-VD
Swiss town.district: Jura-Nord Vaudois
Swiss town.postal_code: 1350
Swiss town.municipality_code: 5757
Swiss town.area: 12.04
Swiss town.elevation: 479
Swiss town.population: 5063
Swiss town.populationof: 2003
Swiss town.website: www.orbe.ch
Swiss town.mayor_title: Syndic
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Agiez, Arnex-sur-Orbe, Chavornay, Épendes, Essert-Pittet, Mathod, Montcherand, Valeyres-sous-Rances

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Ancient history
Middle ages
Early modern and modern Orbe
Geography
Coat of arms
Demographics
Heritage sites of national significance
Politics
Economy
Religion
Education
Notable people
See also
References
External links

Orbe (; ; older , ; ) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the former district of Orbe and is now part of the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.

==History== Orbe is first mentioned about 280 as Urba. In 1179, it was mentioned as versus Orbam.

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